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🌍 Human rights protection starts locally, but cannot stop there.
At #ASEMHRS24 in Ulaanbaatar, @uclg_org highlighted how local and global action can reinforce each other to turn human rights commitments into real change.
🔗 Read more: uclg-cisdp.org/en/news/uclg-…
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Advancing Science Diplomacy & Empowering Indian Innovation! 🇮🇳🤝🌐
Deputy Chief of Mission Mr. Bijay Selvaraj represented the Embassy of India, Jakarta, at the Asia-Europe Youth Summit on Science and Technology Diplomacy 2026 hosted by ASEF, BRIN, and MoFA Indonesia.
During the summit, DCM Bijay Selvaraj was delighted to connect with Ms. Nirupa Vijaykumar Pillay (Portfolio Lead at CIE IIIT Hyderabad), one of the selected delegates from India driving deep-tech incubation, research translation, and startup acceleration.
India remains committed to empowering young leaders and fostering global tech partnerships to address shared challenges.
#IndiaIndonesia #MitraSelamanya #ScienceDiplomacy #ASEF #YouthEmpowerment #TechDiplomacy
@MEAIndia
@IndianDiplomacy
@aseforg
@sandiplomat
@kgl123
@brin_indonesia
@Kemlu_RI
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🎙️ Fresh from the #ASEFClassNet19 conference in Innsbruck, #Austria, Ms Tsvetelina Encheva, English teacher at Minyo Balkanski High School in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, spoke to TV Zagora about her experience of the programme.
💡Her key message: teachers stay in charge of whether, when and how AI enters the classroom.
📖 Read the article and full transcript: na2.hubs.ly/H08BMb50
▶️ Watch the interview (in Bulgarian, with auto-translated English subtitles): na2.hubs.ly/H08BMbV0
🌏 Meet the government and public sector participants of #ASEFLinkUp 2026!
Representatives will join arts and cultural professionals in #Ljubljana to explore sustainability, ethics and equity in international #CulturalRelations.
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ASEF LinkUp 2026 is organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation, in partnership with Motovila, and in cooperation with the @MZEZ_RS, Ministry of Culture of Slovenia and Center Rog.
🤝 A fruitful exchange with our Indonesian partners in Jakarta! 🇮🇩
We had the pleasure of meeting Ambassador Grata Endah Werdaningtyas, Director General for America and Europe at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia, and Ambassador Andri Hadi, the Indonesian Governor to ASEF, for a productive discussion on Indonesia–ASEF cooperation.
Indonesia has been a valued partner across many of our initiatives, particularly in:
🎓 Education
🌱 Youth
🔬 Science and technology diplomacy
We look forward to deepening our collaboration and building even stronger bridges between Asia and Europe together. Terima kasih! 🙏
Highlights from: Operationalising One Health for Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Asia and Europe – From Principle to Practice
What decides whether a disease emerges and spreads – climate, land use, food and water systems, the movement of people and goods – sits largely outside the health sector. One Health is widely accepted for that reason. Making it work in practice is the hard part.
Over two days in Munich, 41 participants from 17 ASEM Partner countries took on that challenge. They came from government agencies, WHO and EFSA, research institutions, civil society and the private sector, across human, animal and environmental health.
Participants shared how their countries are putting One Health into practice, from national coordination mechanisms to joint surveillance and community engagement. The discussions showed how much Asia and Europe can learn from each other, and the value of working across sectors, disciplines and borders.
The dialogue is part of ASEF Public Health Network’s new multi-year One Health framework. Our thanks to the Center for Global Health at TUM, the Department of Neurology, TUM University Hospital, and knowledge partner the SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute.
A short report with key recommendations for national and cross-sectoral action will follow.
📅 15–16 October 2026 | 📍 Munich (Garching), Germany
#OneHealth #ClimateAndHealth #PublicHealth #EmergingInfectiousDiseases #AsiaEurope #ASEM #ASEFPHN #TUM #SDGHI
🌏 Revisit the Thailand #GreenGuide Roundtable!
Explore how #arts and #culture can make climate issues relatable, strengthen community partnerships and create impact beyond traditional metrics.
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ASEF culture360 is co-funded by the People's Republic of China 🇨🇳 and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. 🇩🇰
Healthy Cities in a Changing Climate: A One Health Approach.
Cities are warming faster than the areas around them, and the effects reach human health directly and through the environments cities depend on.
On 11 October, a side-event at the Fast-Track Cities Conference 2026 in Berlin applied a One Health lens to these challenges, looking at heat, air and water quality, food systems, and the needs of vulnerable urban populations. Speakers shared insights from the Lancet One Health Commission and lessons from Southeast Asia. A panel discussion explored practical entry points for cities, health systems and cross-sectoral partners to act.
Thank you to our speakers, participants and co-sponsors: Fast-Track Health, SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute, the Center for Global Health at the Technical University of Munich, the Lancet One Health Commission and the Asia-Europe Foundation.
#OneHealth #HealthyCities #ClimateAndHealth #PlanetaryHealth #FastTrackCities
🎭 Meet the arts sector participants of #ASEFLinkUp 2026, organised by #ASEFCulture in partnership with Motovila.
Discover the 10 professionals joining the event in #Ljubljana and explore their backgrounds and expertise: na2.hubs.ly/H08pm3T0
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ASEF LinkUp 2026 is organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation, in partnership with Motovila, and in cooperation with the @MZEZ_RS, Ministry of Culture of Slovenia and Center Rog.
🌏 Road to the Multi-sectoral Dialogue on One Health.
That human, animal and environmental health are connected is by now widely accepted. What remains difficult is putting it into practice: working arrangements between ministries that function beyond the signing of a memorandum, data systems health authorities can use in routine work, and national frameworks that set out responsibilities among institutions.
Progress across Asia and Europe has been uneven. Preparedness tends to fail in the space between what has been committed to and what is actually being done.
From Principle to Practice dedicates Day One to operationalising One Health, global frameworks, including the recommendations of the Lancet One Health Commission, alongside case studies of cross-sectoral governance. Day Two applies that lens to climate change and Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Convened by the ASEF Public Health Network with the Center for Global Health at TUM, the Department of Neurology, TUM University Hospital, and knowledge partner SingHealth Duke-NUS Global Health Institute.
📅 15–16 October 2026 | 📍 Munich (Garching), Germany
🔗 Scope and purpose: From Principle to Practice: Operationalising One Health for Climate Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases in Asia and Europe - Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF)
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#OneHealth #ClimateAndHealth #DiseaseSurveillance #HealthGovernance #AsiaEurope #ASEM #ASEFPHN #TUM #SDGHI
The 24th Informal ASEM Seminar on Human Rights is underway in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 🇲🇳
"Europe and Asia bring different perspectives, but our rights, our economies, our technologies and our environment are deeply interconnected. Human rights give us a shared foundation; they are a compass that can guide policies and decisions from the local to the global; and they offer concrete solutions to our challenges."
- UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk’s statement at #ASEMHR24 Seminar in Mongolia.
Asia-Europe Foundation retweeted
"Europe and Asia bring different perspectives, but our rights, our economies, our technologies and our environment are deeply interconnected. Human rights give us a shared foundation; they are a compass that can guide policies and decisions from the local to the global; and they offer concrete solutions to our challenges."
- UN Human Rights Chief @volker_turk’s statement at #ASEMHR24 Seminar in Mongolia.
🇲🇳 ASEF attended the World Women Parliamentarians’ Forum in Ulaanbaatar. Executive Director Ambassador Beata Stoczyńska met HE Mr Byambatsogt Sandag, Chairman of the State Great Hural of Mongolia, and HE Ms Battsetseg Batmunkh, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Mongolia.
This year’s theme, “From Representation to Influence”, resonates with ASEF’s mission to foster inclusive Asia-Europe dialogue. 🌏
The October 2026 ASEF eNewsletter is here! Learn more about Asia-Europe Training on Science & Technology Diplomacy, Journalistic resilience at the 15th ASEF Journalists Seminar in Bangkok, Communication in the age of AI at ASEM Tokyo and more! Sign up: na2.hubs.ly/H08gtDB0
🌷 Over 40 primary and secondary students and teachers from international and local schools joined ASEF for a Youth Councils Session on the #LetMeBeMyself exhibition. Through Anne Frank's story, they discussed discrimination, belonging and inclusion 💬 Thanks @NLinSingapore!
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🌊 Shared rivers connect countries, but floods and droughts also cross borders.
October’s AIB topic explores how cooperation along the Mekong, Rhine and Danube offers lessons for Asia & Europe in managing shared waters as the climate changes.🔗 Read more: na2.hubs.ly/H086RMq0
🌏 Meet the speakers of @culture360_asef's Thailand Green Guide Roundtable!
Wayla Amatathammachad, Busakorn Suriyasarn, Lidia Vajda & Valentina Riccardi join the conversation on 6 October.
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Welcome to our new ASEF Governor for #Switzerland! 🇨🇭👋 We were delighted to host HE Ms Alexandra Baumann, Ambassador of Switzerland to Singapore, with Dr Regula Kurzbein, Deputy Head of Mission. We look forward to continuing our excellent collaboration! 🤝🌏 @SwissAmbSGP
#MediaCoverage | The EU and the Philippines have agreed on a new trade deal 🇪🇺🤝🇵🇭 Is an EU-ASEAN free trade agreement next?
@SCMPNews explores what it would take, with insights from experts and institutions, including ASEF.
👉 Read more: scmp.com/week-asia/economics…
🤖 Last call for @culture360_asef's Arts & AI #OpenCall!
Share a case study or experience exploring how #arts & #culture in Asia and Europe are adapting to #AI technologies.
📅 Deadline: 29 Sept, 6pm Singapore Time.
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